Why can’t we allow growing room in our pointe shoes?
If you allow growing room in a pointe shoe, not only would the dancers foot be improperly supported, but the friction of the foot rubbing against the box of the pointe shoe would literally leave your dancer with a raw, bloody foot! A teacher friend of mine always says to her students, “no bloody ballerina’s!” In order for the dancer to perform at their best, and to be as comfortable as possible, their pointe shoes must fit very snug and secure. When relevéing on to pointe, the shoe must be at one with the foot. There shouldn’t be any allowable movement in a pointe shoe. The box of the pointe shoe should always give support to the foot while on pointe and the dancer should never feel their foot sink into the shoe. Your shoes are too big if……..* 1. There is gapping of any kind! 2. The satin is wrinkling by the side seams. 3. There is too much “pinch” in the heel of the shoe while on pointe. 4. There is so much space between the upper box and the toes that you can slide you finger into th
